Satellite News

Shin Satellite PCL announced that the company has signed a co-operation agreement with TIME dotCom Berhad, a Malaysian Telecommunications solutions provider, to deploy IPSTAR broadband satellite services in Malaysia within the fourth quarter of 2007.

Radyne Corporation said that its AeroAstro business unit was awarded contracts for two significant types of communication equipment.

SES Astra has signed a new contract for its interactive TV service Blucom for the Arab World.

SES Astra has signed a new contract for its interactive TV service Blucom for the Arab World.

Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc. announced the expansion of the distribution network for the Tooway satellite broadband service that was first presented in Germany. Distribution agreements have been signed which mark the extension of the service beyond Germany into France, Spain and Bulgaria.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has deployed 50 satellite terminals in Peru to help restore vital communication links in remote and underserved areas affected by the earthquake that hit the country last month.

Media&Broadcast, a business unit of T-Systems, and Eutelsat Communications have signed a 10-year agreement for the lease of a full transponder on Eutelsat’s Eurobird 9 satellite.

SES Astra has signed another service provider to its satellite based broadband service Astra2Connect. The contract partner National Broadband Services will specialise in offering Astra2Connect in Ireland.